Developing a Field to Explore for a Topic
Rate the items in each of the following lists on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the ones you are most interested in knowing about, 1 being the topics you are least interested in).
I am interested in . . .
political history
social history
military history
economic history
religious history
cultural history
diplomatic history
environmental history
women’s history
public history
history of government
rural history
family history
ethnic history
labor history
urban history
history of education
history of the common person
intellectual history
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I would like to study….
Governments, laws, and who is in control
How people lived
How militaries operate
How money affects peoples’ lives
How people worship and express religious beliefs
Art, culture, music, sports and other forms of entertainment
How nations agree or disagree with each other
How the physical world influences how people live
How women and other groups earned equal rights in society
The growth and development of cities
The history of a particular group of people within a larger society
The way workers operate
How ideas develop in society
How ordinary people live
The story of my family’s roots
How governments develop and change over time
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I would like to look at
Global History
South Asian History
East Asian History
European History
African History
North American History
South American History
Now combine the highest rated items from each list into 3-4 focused fields for research.
Example: Women's history (from list one), in military operations (list two) in Europe (list three).
or Cultural history (list one), in the growth and development of cities (list two), in East Asia (list three).
Developing a Field to Explore for a Topic
Rate the items in each of the following lists on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the ones you are most interested in knowing about, 1 being the topics you are least interested in).
I am interested in . . .
political history
social history
military history
economic history
religious history
cultural history
diplomatic history
environmental history
women’s history
public history
history of government
rural history
family history
ethnic history
labor history
urban history
history of education
history of the common person
intellectual history
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I would like to study….
Governments, laws, and who is in control
How people lived
How militaries operate
How money affects peoples’ lives
How people worship and express religious beliefs
Art, culture, music, sports and other forms of entertainment
How nations agree or disagree with each other
How the physical world influences how people live
How women and other groups earned equal rights in society
The growth and development of cities
The history of a particular group of people within a larger society
The way workers operate
How ideas develop in society
How ordinary people live
The story of my family’s roots
How governments develop and change over time
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-
-
I would like to look at
Global History
South Asian History
East Asian History
European History
African History
North American History
South American History
Now combine the highest rated items from each list into 3-4 focused fields for research.
Example: Women's history (from list one), in military operations (list two) in Europe (list three).
or Cultural history (list one), in the growth and development of cities (list two), in East Asia (list three).
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